I shared most of these pictures before but it's better seeing them all in one place to see how they grow! Henry's first year, month-by-month (plus a few in-between):
First Photo: March 30 2010
2 weeks old. 4/14/2010
1 month 4/30/2010
2 months 5/30/2010. Already loves being outside.
2.5 months. Finger-sucking for comfort but that didn't last long.
3 months June 30, 2010. Bring on the chubs!
4 months.
5 months August 30, 2010
5.5 months.
6 months Sept. 30, 2010. Loves his big brother so much!
6.5 months. Loves standing!
10/30/10 7 months.
7.5 months. I promise I'm not eating them, I'm just coloring!
8 months 11/30/2010. He wouldn't stay still for pictures.
This was what the rest of 8 months looked like!
9 months
10 months January 30, 2011. Mega hair growth spurt!!
11.5 months (11 months, end of February, the camera was missing).
March 30, 2011- ONE YEAR!!!
Wiggly crying baby to a walking, talking menace! This is one of my absolute favorite age groups. I can't get enough of it!
I know, I know...It's JULY, Alex! But I'm on the right computer at the right time so I have some pictures from our local Saint Patrick's Day Parade to share. The York St. Patrick's Day Parade (York, PA) was a fun day out for the family and we found the perfect location at the old...court house, I think. The kids got to see things from way up high and they were able to run off some energy.
Regular-sized men in itty-bitty cars
BIG Doggy
Fun Dancers!
Martin's: Best Chips Ever
Adorable dancers
Classic Cars come to York every year.
Fun times, lots of money for local businesses but sure does crowd the roads in my neighborhood!
Well, after seeing the commercial's for Fox's show The New Girl (coming Fall 2011) over and over and over again I'm hooked. I want to see it! I'm a So You Think You Can Dance Addict and it seems that during every commercial break there is a promotion for The New Girl (Zooey Deschanel). I guess their marketing ploy worked- show someone enough of something, it becomes familiar and you want to keep watching. It looks funny enough and I'm always amused by the characters Zooey Deschanel plays in movies so this might be good. Hopefully they aren't ruining it by only showing the good points. I hate it when I see a movie preview and they show you every good part and the rest of the movie ends up being garbage.
The majority of my must-see shows are on Fox. Hopefully they aren't bumping any of my favorites for this one! I'm also looking forward to the return of Bones and House, especially after their killer season finales. Booth and Bones hook up?!!? House runs his car through Lisa Cuddy's house?!? I can't wait to see what's in store for those shows.
Whoa...a little late here, considering said Henry is now 15 months old! Better late than never?
Henry's first outfit in the hospital- a newborn sleeper that fit his 9lb 7.9oz body for a whopping week.
Here's what not-so-baby Henry has been up to:
*New words in April:
Zzzzac (big brother Zach)
Maa (big sis Mara)
Juju (Jonas is his Jojo)
No, Dritch (in combination, when he didn't want food, he wanted a drink)
*New actions in April:
Blowing kisses
understands burping (and humor in general)- during a conversation between daddy and Zach they were mentioning the word and Henry fake-burped and burst into laughter.
Went down the slide by himself- LOVED it.
*Loves:
The feeling of different textures on his feet, like grass and concrete.
Climbing. Everything.
Books
Watermelon, grapes, strawberries Dancing, especially to the ABC song, Ke$ha's Blow, Britney Spears (one of her new songs on the radio). I have a pre-teen that loves that garbage...ugh.
Grew a little taller but didn't gain any weight between 9-12 months. But he's still a big boy. Like I promised, there was no 1 year haircut- I must preserve the gorgeous hair!!
March 30th: Happy first birthday to Henry. He had plenty of fun and cake at a few laid back parties. His first party was at the skating rink. There was a school function there so we partied with a few friends and an adorable cake made by my friend (of course those photos are on the wrong, aka, uncharged laptop) so I'll share those later. We didn't skate that night but just a few weeks later we gave it a shot and he loved it. 1 year old on skates? Crazy, right? Not to him! He gleefully slipped and slided while death-gripping my hands. Any attempts to stop resulted in major tears.
#1 Dude!
Did you know that typically, 1 year old shirts are only in size 12m? This shirt didn't last long!
April 3rd: Family birthday party at Grandma and Grandpa's house. What would a party be without Weebles for a Wobbly Weaver?
I made the cake this time, one for him to destroy eat and one for the rest of us.
At that point, my ONE YEAR OLD Sony camera decided to crap out, again (on cake 2). Disappointed Sony...SMH. The shutter works when it wants, zoom works when it wants and it results in very blurry pictures when they shouldn't be. My last Sony lasted over 7 years- that's quality. I don't know what kind of junk cameras they've been creating ever since.
ANYWAY. Henry was a very dainty cake eater. But in keeping with his messy ways, he delicately stuck his whole face and hands in the cake.
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Amazon's daily deals sell out really fast because they are such a great deal, so if you're considering this, get it asap. With over 1500 apps, 7 inch touch screen, wi-fi and more in a handheld device it's a great option at a great price for anyone without a cell phone (or one with limited internet access) or other small internet device. If I had any extra money I would absolutely buy one of these today!
This week was pretty crazy. Zachary was prepping for his piano recital (just a simple affair), I was sick (over-heated), intending to help get ready for the schools' Fun Days and then my friend's babies decided they were coming. I was planning to help her with whatever she needed so I changed some plans and picked up her kids yesterday. Babies arrived without a hitch last night (super adorable!!!) and we brought 1 extra kiddo to the piano recital today.
First we thought we were lost but we were right where we were supposed to be. Then: OH NO. We realize we didn't have his sheet music!!! There were just a few performances and when his turn came up and he didn't have it in his hand his teacher looked at me. I gestured that he didn't have his music and her eyes got big; my eyes got big! We both knew he had never played without it. He sat down and gave us this:
This mom is super proud and impressed, even if he did have a moment. I thought he might give up when he forgot what was next but he just kept thinking and did a great job! Last week we got a letter from his school about a test called the Edwin Gordon's Intermediate Measures of Music Aptitude audiation test. He scored in the high range, which is above the 80th percentile and means he "possesses some giftedness in music." Neat!
I was hanging laundry out to dry the other day and watched as my 1 year old ignored all of his toys. Instead he ran back and forth through the hanging blankets, having a blast. I was suddenly hit with the memory of doing the same thing when I was little. I also remember how fun it was. Who needs cool electronic gadgets when you have hanging sheets? My 3 year old and I also had spaceship races between them.
Horray for fun AND saving money on my electric bill!
I was just sitting at the computer looking up some information for a trip I'm making out of town and wondered where the heck my 1 year old was. I knew he hadn't gone upstairs to visit daddy so I thought maybe his sister had taken him to the backyard to dig in my (attempted) herb garden. I got up to grab my shoes and finally it clicked- I had been nursing him the whole time. Wow! Sometimes I just don't know where my brain is!!
They are collectable, you can race them, you can battle them, they come in cool designs ("radical racers")...what more could a kid want??! The just-launched DaGeDar Supercharged Battle Balls (http://www.dagedar.com ) will be coming to stores this summer. It has the excitement of racing tracks (we have many of those in our house- K'Nex, Hot Wheels and we even have a cool marble track but you can't race them) combined with the fun of social collection and competition (like Pokemon). Awesome!
With 3 young boys (and a girl) in my house we are always looking for exciting and challenging new toys that don't involve the television. This is definitely a toy to keep the boys busy!!
Check out this neat commercial about DeGeDar Battle Balls. It had my 9 year old son oohing and aaaahing, jumping up and down and pleading for them for his summer birthday! He was especially interested in the variety of racers. He loves to trade with his friends and these BEG to be traded. It's a unique twist on cards. I was a pog and slap-band kid so I recall the lure!
*I blogged about this product not only for a chance to WIN them from MomSelect but because the idea is fantastic! It's already been added to my son's 10th birthday wish list!!
